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Funding not stated 12 Nov 2026

Senior Lecturer (Doctorate/PhD)

University of Innsbruck · Faculty of Language, Literature and Culture

  • Innsbruck, Austria
  • Language sciences » Linguistics

Start date/duration 01.03.2027 for 4 years, possibility for a permanent position depending on requirement and performance evaluation Job profile: Your responsibilities: Designing and delivering courses totalling 10 semester hours per week in the fields of German as a Second Language (DaZ), multilingualism and language education within the teacher training programme "Specialisation in German as a Second Language

Funding not stated 12 Nov 2026

Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing

UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST - UNISC

  • Brisbane, Australia
  • Medical sciences

School of Health | UniSC Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs or UniSC Caboolture Academic Level B - $118,481 - $140,567 p.a., plus up to 17% employer superannuation Full-time, ongoing appointment | Relocation assistance available for eligible candidates SOH: Where Passion Meets Impact - Join the School of Health! Are you eager to make a difference in health education and research? Join our dedicated team of researchers a

Funding not stated 12 Nov 2026

CDI de projet - Chercheur - Gouvernance des socio-écosystèmes marins - Titulaire de la Chaire Bleue TIERED (H/F) Ifremer

Ifremer

  • Brest, France
  • Sociology

Date de clôture de réception de candidatures : 13/11/2026 https://www.ifremer.fr/fr/actualites/appel-candidatures-l-ifremer-recru… Qui sommes-nous ? Implantée sur le site de l’Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, à proximité immédiate du Centre Ifremer de Bretagne, l'équipe Economie Maritime (EM) fait partie intégrante de l’Unité Mixte de Recherche 6308 AMURE (AMénagement des Usages des Ressources et des Esp

Funding not stated 12 Nov 2026

Assistant Professor combined with the provision of medical services in the Department of Genetics. Scientific discipline: medical sciences.

Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital- Research Institute · Department of Genetics

  • LODZ, Poland
  • Medical sciences » Medicine

Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital – Research Institute (PMMH-RI) The Director of the Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital – Research Institute announces a competition for the research position of Assistant Professor combined with the provision of medical services in the Department of Genetics . Scientific discipline: medical sciences. The purpose of the competition is to fill the research position of Assistant Pr

Funding not stated 12 Nov 2026

Adjunct position in the area of biology at the W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

W. Szafer Institute of Botany Polish Academy of Sciences

  • Kraków, Poland
  • Biological sciences » Biology

A doctoral degree (PhD) in biological sciences or a related discipline. Scientific achievements and experience in scientific cooperation documented by original papers published in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) database, including publications in Q1 (first quartile) journals included in the list of scientific journals and peer-reviewed international conference materials of the Minister of Sci

Funding not stated 12 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow (ref 308911)

University of Oslo

  • Oslo, Norway
  • Educational sciences

We are seeking a candidate with deep insight and interest in investigating the interaction between collaborative learning processes in specific knowledge domains in educational sciences and AI tools and infrastructures. Different types of AI (generative and domain specific intelligent technologies) change the conditions for student learning in higher education. The position is anchored in the learning sciences a field in rapid development. The field needs to improve both descriptions, understanding, and explanations about the interaction that takes place between students, content, context and

Funding not stated 12 Nov 2026

Juan de la Cierva 2026 – Call for candidates in Historical Grammar and History of Spanish

UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS

  • Burgos, Spain
  • Literature

The Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) funds the incorporation of young researchers into Spanish R&D centres through the Juan de la Cierva 2026 Contracts programme. The University of Burgos is seeking candidates in the field of Historical Grammar and History of the Spanish Language who are interested in joining the research group INQUIRE – Inquisitorial Studies and developing their postdoctoral research at the University of Burgos. RESEARCH GROUP The candidate will join INQUIRE – Inquisitorial Studies ( https://investigacion.ubu.es/grupos/1803/detalle ) , a research group at the University of

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

Professur für das Fachgebiet "Volkswirtschaftslehre, insb. Globale Märkte und Emerging Economies"

Hochschule Bremen · Faculty 1

  • Bremen, Germany
  • Economics » Political economy

Weltoffen, Wissenschaft für die Praxis: Mit rund 70 überwiegend internationalen Studiengängen und innovativen, lebensbegleitenden Studienformen bietet die Hochschule Bremen annähernd 9.000 Studierenden Perspektiven für ihre persönliche Entwicklung und einen erfolgreichen Karrierestart. Mit unserem internationalen Profil haben wir seit Jahrzehnten eine Spitzenstellung unter den Hochschulen. Die Verbesserung der Studie

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral fellow in police science

Södertörn University

  • Huddinge, Sweden
  • Criminology » Other

Södertörn University is a higher education institution in Stockholm that conducts education, research, and collaboration for sustainable societal development. We have around 13 500 students, 80 programmes and 300 courses, and we conduct education and research in the humanities, social sciences, education science, police science, technology and natural sciences. The university also offers police education and teacher

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy - History of Philosophy Department

Institute of Philosophy, Zagreb · Department for history of philosophy

  • Zagreb, Croatia
  • Philosophy

The Institute of Philosophy invites applications for one fixed-term Senior Assistant (PostDoc) position in the humanities, in the field of philosophy, at the History of Philosophy Department. Applicants must indicate which research project currently conducted at the Institute of Philosophy they intend to join. Their motivation letter must explain how their research would contribute to the work of the selected projec

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher Biochemistry & Cell Biology

University College Cork · HR Research

  • Ireland
  • Medical sciences

30 Months Fixed-Term, Wholetime Post The successful candidate will join the TRIBeCA project, an innovative research programme investigating how dysregulation of the endosomal recycling pathway contributes to glioblastoma invasion and resistance to therapy, with the ultimate goal of identifying novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the postholder will develop and apply

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher (80%) in Language Model Interpretability and Digital Humanities

University of Basel

  • Basel, Switzerland
  • Computer science » Other

The Digital Humanities Laboratories (DHLabs) at the University of Basel are an interdisciplinary unit for research, teaching and infrastructure on technological and digital worlds in the humanities and social sciences. Within the DHLabs, contralab , the research group of Prof. Dr. Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal, brings together machine learning and NLP, literary history and theory, media studies and STS, and the philosop

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Faculty of Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

  • Marrickville, Australia
  • Chemistry

Full time, fixed term until 30 June 2028 Shape the future of sustainable plastics through AI and biotechnology Base Salary $117,936 - $125,896 + 17% superannuation About the opportunity The School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney, established in 1946, offered the first university-level chemical engineering program in Australia. The School is committed to teaching excellence a

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

Postdoc position in quantum theory - UpQuantVal

Université de Strasbourg · Direction des ressources humaines

  • France
  • Physics » Quantum mechanics

Postdoc position in quantum theory - UpQuantVal Centre Européen des Sciences Quantiques Context Quantum technologies are one of the most dynamic fields of advanced technology, and of major strategic importance for France and Europe. As a result, the University of Strasbourg and CESQ, in collaboration with national and international partners, are coordinating a project in the cross-border Upper Rhine region (France

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

Post-doctoral researcher in coastal dynamics W/M

Université de Bordeaux / University of Bordeaux

  • Pessac, France
  • Environmental science » Water science

The university of Bordeaux is a great dynamic and responsible university that cares about the well-being of its staff. Joining us means working in a privileged environment within a particularly diverse and open professional community, benefiting from welcome and inclusion schemes, training and internal mobility. It means participating in an academic, scientific and human adventure. It means committing to meeting the

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

CeNT-44-2026

University of Warsaw · Centre of New Technologies

  • Poland
  • Biological sciences » Other

Project title: Regulation of energy metabolism in the thalamus: molecular mechanisms and behavioral consequences Project leader: Marta Wiśniewska, PhD, DSC CeNT-44-2026 For more informations, please visit the website of the University of Warsaw

Fully funded 13 Nov 2026

TIES2 COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellows: 7 postdoctoral positions

University of Turku

  • Turku, Finland
  • Sociology

Please note that applicants for this call must meet the MSCA mobility rule that they must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Finland for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline. The Turku Intersectoral Excellence Scheme 2 (TIES2) is jointly funded by the European Union’s Marie Skłodowska Curie-actions (MSCA) COFUND programme and the University of Turku. It is located within the University’s Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS), a research collegium which supports the bottom-up development of excellent early- and

Fully funded 13 Nov 2026

Postdoc in Post-Quantum Cryptography

XIAN JIAOTONG LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY (XJTLU)

  • Suzhou, China
  • Computer science Mathematics

The Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Interdisciplinary Lab (PQC-X) at XJTLU has multiple openings for post-doc positions. We are seeking excellent researchers in design, analysis, implementation and/or application aspects of the following areas, and will offer internationally competitive salary packages for successful candidates. Topics of Interests • Post-Quantum Cryptography • Multi-Party Computation • Zero-Knowledge Proofs • Fully Homomorphic Encryption Post-doc Positions Multiple positions are open at the level of post-doctoral researcher with two-year term. Positions will remain open u

Funding not stated 13 Nov 2026

Assistant Professor (post-doc)- Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw

University of Warsaw · Faculty of Biology

  • Warsaw, Poland
  • Biological sciences

The competition for the position of Assistant Professor in project How changes in meristem patterning drive evolutionary innovations: insigths from syncephalia in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). PI: dr Jakub Baczyński. Funding institution: National Science Center Poland. With more than 32,000 species, the sunflower family (Asteraceae) is the largest family of flowering plants. Much of its evolutionary success is attributed to the capitulum; a complex, flower-like inflorescence which has undergone extensive modifications multiple times during the diversification of the family. One such modif

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